Appeal No. 96-3301
Application 08/176,603
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
final rejection of claims 1-3 and 8-10, all of the claims pending
in the application. Claims 4-7 and 11 have been canceled. The
amendment received November 20, 1995 (Paper No. 11), has been
entered and deemed to overcome the rejection of claims 1-3
and 8-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph (Supp.
Examiner's Answer, Paper No. 12, page 2).
We reverse.
The disclosed invention is directed to a method and system
that allows a program to run outside of a user interface shell
while accessing component portions of the user interface shell.
Claim 1, as amended in Paper No. 11, is reproduced below.
1. A method of accessing functions of a user interface
environment in a computer, said user interface environment
operating within an operating system of said computer, said
user interface environment being structured and arranged to
display a user interface on a display that is connected to
said computer, said method being performed on said computer,
comprising the steps of:
a) providing an object in said computer, said object
operating outside of said user interface environment, but
within said operating system;
b) receiving a request from said object to utilize one
of said functions in said user interface environment;
c) performing said one function within said user
interface environment and on said computer so as to produce
a result; and
d) providing said result to said object.
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